The price we pay : economic and social consequences of inadequate education /

"Highlights costs of inadequate education, attaching hard numbers to the relationship between educational attainment and critical indicators as income, health, crime, dependence on public assistance, and political participation. Explores policy interventions to boost the education system's...

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Other Authors:	Belfield, C. R., Levin, Henry M.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2007]
Subjects:	Education > Economic aspects > United States. Education > Social aspects > United States. Education > United States > Costs. Educational equalization > United States.

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